Southeast Polk Comm School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Mitchellville Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Spring Creek 6th Grade (Other school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Runnells Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Delaware Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Four Mile Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Southeast Polk Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A Altoona Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A Centennial Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
9. A Clay Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
10. A Willowbrook Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (1)

• A- Southeast Polk High School, Pleasant Hill

Middle and junior high schools (1)

• A+ Southeast Polk Junior High, Pleasant Hill

Elementary and primary schools (8)

• A Altoona Elementary, Altoona
• A Centennial Elementary, Altoona
• A Clay Elementary, Altoona
• A+ Delaware Elementary, Des Moines
• A+ Four Mile Elementary, Pleasant Hill
• A+ Mitchellville Elementary, Mitchellville
• A+ Runnells Elementary, Runnells
• A Willowbrook Elementary, Altoona

Other schools and academies (1)

• A+ Spring Creek 6th Grade, Pleasant Hill

Cities and towns served (5)

• Altoona (4)
• Pleasant Hill (4)
• Des Moines (1)
• Mitchellville (1)
• Runnells (1)

• State: Best schools in Iowa
• County: Polk County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 7,424 students with 476 full-time-equivalent teachers and 949 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1926820
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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